@article{Riddle:261610,
      recid = {261610},
      author = {Riddle, Jim },
      title = {Farmland Management and Biosphere Reserves in the Lesser  Antilles},
      address = {1984-10-21},
      number = {1975-2017-3538},
      pages = {4},
      year = {1984},
      abstract = {The Man and the Biosphere Program (MAB), begun in 1971  under UNESCO, seeks to develop the ability of participating  countries to manage and conserve natural resources in line  with each country's social and economic features. The  Biosphere Reserve on St. John, Virgin Islands has been  suggested as the keystone area for a multiple-site Lesser  Antillean Biosphere Reserve in the Lesser Antilles. The MAB  Program emphasizes environmental training and education,  and incorporates an interdisciplinary approach in solving  resource management problems in the field. One role of the  proposed Lesser Antillean Biosphere Reserve would be to  encourage improved agricultural practices by integrating  farm management into an overall land use system in each  country. The part small farm systems play in the Lesser  Antillean ecological scene is an important one. Few  countries can afford to lock up major portions of their  natural resources from any form of consumptive utilization.  Benefits of a Lesser Antillean Biosphere Reserve might  include provision for sharing research efforts, restoration  of degraded environments, and improved quality of life.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/261610},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.261610},
}